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Sprint rethinks bid for T-Mobile amidst regulatory opposition, WSJ says Sprint (S) executives are reconsidering the company's pursuit of smaller rival T-Mobile (TMUS) amidst negative sentiment expressed publicly by antitrust officials, says the Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter. It may take weeks to restructure a strategy that strengthens the regulatory arguments for the deal, added the Wall Street Journal. Sprint and T-Mobile believe they should be allowed to merge in order to bring more competition to Verizon Wireless (VZ) and AT&T (T). Reference Link

Verizon names John Stratton as head of wireless and wireline operationsVerizon said in a filing that on February 17, the company reorganized its operating structure. John G. Stratton, formerly Verizonís EVP and President Ė Global Enterprise and Consumer Wireline, has been appointed to a new role as EVP and President of Operations, with operational responsibility for Verizonís wireless and wireline businesses. Stratton will continue to report to Lowell C. McAdam, Chairman and CEO of Verizon. Daniel S. Mead, formerly Verizonís EVP and President and CEOĖ Verizon Wireless, has been appointed to a new role as EVP and President of Strategic Initiatives, with responsibility for directing the transfer of Verizonís wireline operations in California, Florida and Texas to Frontier Communications Corporation. Mead will continue to report to McAdam. Mead expects to retire following the completion of the strategic initiatives on which he is working.

T-Mobile says COO Jim Alling resigns, effective March 13T-Mobile said in a filing that on February 17, Jim Alling, who has served as EVP and COO, T-Mobile Business, since April 2013, informed the company that he is resigning as an officer of the company, effective March 13. On February 13, Mike Sievert was appointed COO. Sievert previously served as EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of the company since April 2013 and from November 2012 to April 2013, Sievert was EVP and Chief Marketing Officer of T-Mobile USA.

T-Mobile targets 2.2M-3.2M branded postpaid net customer additions in 2015Targets 2015 adjusted EBITDA of $6.8B-$7.2B. Targets 2015 Cash CapEx of $4.4B-$4.7B. Adjusted EBITDA in the first quarter of 2015 is expected to be significantly impacted by a large investment to front end customer growth in 2015, similar to what the Company did in 2014. In addition, the first quarter of 2015 will reflect the accounting treatment of Un-carrier 8.0: Data Stash, which is expected to have a non-cash impact in the range of $100 million to $150 million.

AT&T to match Google Fiber speed, pricing in Kansas City area, KC Star saysAT&T (T) announced on Sunday that it would offer Internet service in Kansas City and several of itssuburbs, with the same speed and pricing as Internet service provided by Google's Google Fiber service in the region, according to The Kansas City Star. Reference Link